[HLUG] New HLUG website re-incarnation

[Julian Robbins]

Paul Stenning wrote:
> http://www.hlug.org.uk/ is now working for me.  :)
>   
Hi Paul

Funny isnt it, we wait 6 weeks for lug.org.uk people to change the dns
and its now done, as soon as you start getting an alternative in place !
Perhaps they were reading pour maililist !

Anyway, the DNS change has now been completed, and I can verify that if
you type in herefordshire.lug.org.uk it now resolves directly to your
server, the one with the new HLUG Drupal site.

Hurrah, At last !!

Thanks for setting up hlug.org.uk anyway, it may come in handy sometime
anyway ....

Mark is hoping to get usernames setup for original users and new ones soonn.

Julian

Julian
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> Paul Stenning wrote:
>   
>> I have now registered hlug.org.uk and am waiting for the registrar's 
>> website to show it.  This sometimes takes a little while, and it also 
>> needs to propagate before it will work.  It should be working within 24 
>> hours.
>>
>>
>>
>> dicegeorge at hotmail dot com wrote:
>>     
>>> good idea,
>>> hlug.org.u
>>>
>>>
>>> hlug.org expired on 01/01/2009 and is pending renewal or deletion
>>>
>>> ooh its a linux site already - you could try and nick it
>>> then ask for a link back to hlug.org.uk..
>>>
>>> and hlug.com could be handy for your viagra needs...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                    [george]
>>>
>>> ~                      [g]                         ~
>>> ~        george at dicenews.com      ~
>>> ~               07970 378 572            ~
>>> ~         www.dicegeorge.com        ~
>>> ~                     (c)2008                  ~
>>> ~                                                   ~
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Paul Stenning" <paul at vintage-radio.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 12:22 PM
>>> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] New HLUG website re-incarnation
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I could also register a more suitable domain name without the wetlettuce
>>>> bit, such as hlug.org.uk.  I'm happy to pay for that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Morven Lewis-Everley wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> You could have used a server side redirect, its a little nicer than the
>>>>> "nasty" approach you were talking about?
>>>>>
>>>>> Mo
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After waiting nearly two months without hearing a dickiebird from our
>>>>>> web hosts at lug.org.uk, I decided to use a nasty 0 second redirect on
>>>>>> our 'site' at herefordshire.lug.org.uk to redirect immediately to our
>>>>>> new web server space kindly donated by Paul, and set up by Mark.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sorry its taken so long, and would wish that things can move faster,
>>>>>> but at least we have a site that can take shape and form a worthwhile
>>>>>> addition to Linux and Open Source in the area.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's little on it as yet, but if you visit herefordshire.lug.org.uk,
>>>>>> you can see the rudiments. Its a Drupal site, with blogging facilities,
>>>>>> polls, posts and stories, a bit 'no frills' currently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However long it takes lug.org.uk to get our dns change to our server, is
>>>>>> now not so much an issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope, we can discuss building up our HLUG website at the next meeting,
>>>>>> which is our January one on the 3rd Weds of the month (as usual), on the
>>>>>> 21st January (details on the website).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am also contemplating, whether we should call ourselves the
>>>>>> Herefordshire Linux and Open Source User Group, instead of just Linux
>>>>>> User Group.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its a bit of a mouthful, but these days, Open Source as a whole, perhaps
>>>>>> is more newsworthy than Linux, and many beginners to Linux start off
>>>>>> with Open Source applications on Windows, like Firefox and Openoffice
>>>>>> for example. I personally don't mind whatever platform people use
>>>>>> (although I strongly advocate Linux of cause ;-) ), and think that
>>>>>> whatever we can do to widen our appeal and user base is a good thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As such, that is the title on the website for now, but all comments, and
>>>>>> suggestions for perhaps a good acronym, are welcomed ... (HOSALUG ....
>>>>>> HLOSUG ... ??!! ) :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Julian
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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